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>>> the cabinet reshuffle continues, and next in the hot seat, jack lew. it is wednesday, january 9th, and this is "now." >>> joining me today, "rolling stones" eric bates, heather mcgee, former traveling press secretary for the obama campaign jen psaki, and the effortlessly elegant msnbc contributor jonathan capehart of "the washington post." at a time of great fiscal uncertainty and belt tightening, president obama is poised to nominate as the next treasury secretary a man who brings his lunch to work every day, a cheese sandwich and apple to be precise, president obama will reportedly tap jack lew tomorrow to replace timothy geithner. lew would take over on the eve of another debt ceiling battle. in round one during the summer of 2011, boehner's top staffer called lew's debt ceiling negotiations disrespectful and dismissive. according to david plouffe, that is because jack knows the numbers and republicans couldn't pull a fast one. two names are being floated to replace lew, dennis mcdonagh, currently his deputy national security adviser and ron klain.
>>> the cabinet reshuffle continues, and next in the hot seat, jack lew. it is wednesday, january 9th, and this is "now." >>> joining me today, "rolling stones" eric bates, heather mcgee, former traveling press secretary for the obama campaign jen psaki, and the effortlessly elegant msnbc contributor jonathan capehart of "the washington post." at a time of great fiscal uncertainty and belt tightening, president obama is poised to nominate as the...
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that is not to say jack lew doesn't fit in the treasury secretary box. i just thought now might be a good time for the president to pull a clin con and think outside the box -- pull a lincoln and think outside the box. not with another predictablebe yes man who will continue to do the president's bidding but an outside businessman who might threate challenge the president's thinking. lincoln dared to break from the comfort zone picking a cabinet that might make lesser leaders feel well, not so comfortable. but it didn't make lincoln any less a leader from the folks who challenge him, it made hit more of one. it seemed sad that this day a movie that heralded that president is found so significant that our latest president adds to a cabinet that increasingly seems so insignificant. but hope springs eternal. you know, the average can surprise you. well, you know, for feeling the beat, to giving d.c. the finger, allen simpson like you have never seen him before. 8:00 p.m. on fox business network. it's a new year. maybe this is one resolution if you have yet
that is not to say jack lew doesn't fit in the treasury secretary box. i just thought now might be a good time for the president to pull a clin con and think outside the box -- pull a lincoln and think outside the box. not with another predictablebe yes man who will continue to do the president's bidding but an outside businessman who might threate challenge the president's thinking. lincoln dared to break from the comfort zone picking a cabinet that might make lesser leaders feel well, not so...
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that is not to say jack lew doesn't fit in the treasury secretary box. i just thought now might be a good time for the president to pull a clin con and think outside the box -- pull a lincoln and think outside the box. not with another predictablebe yes man who will continue to do the president's bidding but an outside businessman who might threate challenge the president's thinking. lincoln dared to break from the comfort zone picking a cabinet that might make lesser leaders feel well, not so comfortable. but it didn't make lincoln any less a leader from the folks who challenge him, it made hit more of one. it seemed sad that this day a movie that heralded that president is found so significant that our latest president adds to a cabinet that increasingly seems so insignificant. but hope
that is not to say jack lew doesn't fit in the treasury secretary box. i just thought now might be a good time for the president to pull a clin con and think outside the box -- pull a lincoln and think outside the box. not with another predictablebe yes man who will continue to do the president's bidding but an outside businessman who might threate challenge the president's thinking. lincoln dared to break from the comfort zone picking a cabinet that might make lesser leaders feel well, not so...
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these are issues that a fiscal expert like jack lew is custom made for. he's been doing this for 20 years. he's also been closing deals on the hill for 20 years. yes, he had a big dustup with boehner in 2011 over some of those negotiations but there he was standing firm on the president's behalf, vis-a-vis silly arguments from the other side. at the same time, says that guy who has deep trust of the president. jack lew doesn't have a lot of market experience, financial market regulation, some international trade currencies issues but a quick study. >> jared, great to have you on. >>> new developments in the one of the worst flu seasons that america has seen in a decade. boston declared a public health emergency this morning. the flu outbreak has turned deadly. a 14-year-old girl in minnesota and a 5-year-old boy in nebraska reportedly died of complications from the virus. and the cdc is reporting at least 18 pediatric deaths so far in the season. every state is affected more than 40 states widespread. chicago hospitals so overwhelmed that they turned away
these are issues that a fiscal expert like jack lew is custom made for. he's been doing this for 20 years. he's also been closing deals on the hill for 20 years. yes, he had a big dustup with boehner in 2011 over some of those negotiations but there he was standing firm on the president's behalf, vis-a-vis silly arguments from the other side. at the same time, says that guy who has deep trust of the president. jack lew doesn't have a lot of market experience, financial market regulation, some...
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jack lew, where are the women? >> well, andrea, there's no doubt that women's advocacy groups are critiquing and criticizing the president for the fact his top cabinet appointments are all male. the white house pushing back against that, pointing to the fact, look, there are a number of women appointed here at the white house, at one count it's 43%, which is higher than the bush administration. >> just the same as the clinton administration, 43%. >> right. this is something the white house has been answering a lot of questions about. let's put it that way. yesterday jay carney was pressed on this issue. i asked about this issue a few weeks ago. he continues to say that diversity is one of the president's important initiatives, but if you look at the top people in his cabinet, certainly, this is a problem and women's advocacy groups are pointing it out. andrea? >> thank you very much. so to answer that question, among others, where are the women, joining me now, democratic senator from minnesota. we know where the w
jack lew, where are the women? >> well, andrea, there's no doubt that women's advocacy groups are critiquing and criticizing the president for the fact his top cabinet appointments are all male. the white house pushing back against that, pointing to the fact, look, there are a number of women appointed here at the white house, at one count it's 43%, which is higher than the bush administration. >> just the same as the clinton administration, 43%. >> right. this is something...
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look like jack lew was originally left-handed. charles: i was going to write someone a note a week ago and forgot how to write in cursive. it has been that long. but jack lew never knew. stuart: more serious regarding spending and your dollar. the government's very alan bean calendar, the congressional budget office have numbers that show many more cuts could be made. look at this list. cut funding for non-defense agencies by 1%. that is a cut, how much would that saved? $932 billion over ten years. next, cut the growth in funding for the defense department. just don't cut it, cut the growth. the cbo said that would save $862 billion. how about raising the earliest eligibility age for social security? that would save another $144 billion. just those cuts we have mentioned and that is a small fraction of them, $2 trillion would be saved. you could get $4.6 trillion worth of savings if the cbos proposals were put in place. mike reagan joins us now. what i just described, government bean counters's bonet ideas. know where are they cu
look like jack lew was originally left-handed. charles: i was going to write someone a note a week ago and forgot how to write in cursive. it has been that long. but jack lew never knew. stuart: more serious regarding spending and your dollar. the government's very alan bean calendar, the congressional budget office have numbers that show many more cuts could be made. look at this list. cut funding for non-defense agencies by 1%. that is a cut, how much would that saved? $932 billion over ten...
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here is jack lew's signature, it really is. and here is what jack lew's signature would look like on a dollar bill. not everybody can have the style of john hancock. it was once said that the president had the handwriting that neared that of an illiterate. and of course, there is this, that signature? it may be more legible than jack lew, tim geithner's signature became the very neat, very legible cursive in the right-hand corner. tim geithner said he was forced to change his signature before it was fit to print. richard wolfe, when i was chief of staff at the senate finance committee, we of course had to confirm treasury secretary. and i had when i was all done -- this thing was run through the committee. and the question is when exactly is it going to be voted on, on the floor? because it was the floor vote, absolutely guaranteed. the matter of a crowded calendar. it is the floor vote that really does make you treasury secretary. and the guy was in there, doing the job. i kept getting the calls, when is it going to happen. i
here is jack lew's signature, it really is. and here is what jack lew's signature would look like on a dollar bill. not everybody can have the style of john hancock. it was once said that the president had the handwriting that neared that of an illiterate. and of course, there is this, that signature? it may be more legible than jack lew, tim geithner's signature became the very neat, very legible cursive in the right-hand corner. tim geithner said he was forced to change his signature before...
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. >> cenk: jack lew. >> jennifer: oh, i see you're going to fry him. he's not a guest. >> cenk: no. >> jennifer: cenk, cenk, cenk, honestly he's good guy. >> cenk: we're going to talk to william black one of the regulators on the s & l crisis. he thinks jack lew having worked for the banks is a significant issue. we'll talk about that. i want to talk about progressive victories as well, and victory after victory is the gay rights groups, which is great. they had an anti-gay pass taken out of the inauguration. how did they do it? i think a lot of progressives can learn from the gay rights movement. and then the press conference on guns control was interrupted by a gun shooting. >> jennifer: yes, i'm interested in the pastor who was pulled out. it's interesting how it was phrased, he decided to pull himself out but there is a lot going on behind the scenes and that's what you're looking at. >> cenk: absolutely. anyone who withdraws oh, i didn't want to cause a distraction, but normally it's the progressives who is withdrawing. how do progressives get tha
. >> cenk: jack lew. >> jennifer: oh, i see you're going to fry him. he's not a guest. >> cenk: no. >> jennifer: cenk, cenk, cenk, honestly he's good guy. >> cenk: we're going to talk to william black one of the regulators on the s & l crisis. he thinks jack lew having worked for the banks is a significant issue. we'll talk about that. i want to talk about progressive victories as well, and victory after victory is the gay rights groups, which is great. they...
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i believe in the end jack lew will get confirmed. but i'll tell you this, the reason the white house put off the announcement of jack lew until tomorrow is because of the fiscal cliff. they didn't want it to get involved in the negotiations for the fiscal cliff. they felt that they already had a fight on their hands. they didn't want to add any fuel to the fire on that, which is why they've held off of the nomination until this week. they do expect him to get confirmed and so do i. >> john kerry, secretary of state. we've got a lot of white males, shall we say, chuck hagel, we have pictures up there. jack lew, eric holder is over at the justice department. he's not a white male. he's an african-american. but no women. >> men. men. >> i want to put up another picture of the seen yr staff, if you will. there you you he sue the staff. there's been mur muring that there's not enough women part of this white house, the inner circle. what are folks saying about that? >> the visual you just showed with the four cabinet members being men, th
i believe in the end jack lew will get confirmed. but i'll tell you this, the reason the white house put off the announcement of jack lew until tomorrow is because of the fiscal cliff. they didn't want it to get involved in the negotiations for the fiscal cliff. they felt that they already had a fight on their hands. they didn't want to add any fuel to the fire on that, which is why they've held off of the nomination until this week. they do expect him to get confirmed and so do i. >>...
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yesterday i told but a silly concern that's popped up about jack lew being nominated for secretary of the treasury. his signature if confirmed. that, that's the signature that would end up at the bottom of our paper money. look at that thing. that can't be. today's nomination ceremony president obama didn't let that topic of his crazy signature slide. >> i had never noticed jack's signature, and when this was highlighted yesterday in the press, i considered rescinding my offer to appoint him. jack assures me that he is going to work to make at least one letter legible in order not to debase our currency should he be confirmed as secretary of the treasury. >> well, there is some home. tim geithner had a messy signature on 4is back but in the bill it's completely lenlible. looks like alexander hamilton. >>> next aig has thought better about suing the federal government over the terms of the 2008 bank bailout. yes, the same taxpayer funded bailout that brought them $200 billion and saved them from bankruptcy. anyway, before the news of the potential lawsuit aig launched an ad campaign th
yesterday i told but a silly concern that's popped up about jack lew being nominated for secretary of the treasury. his signature if confirmed. that, that's the signature that would end up at the bottom of our paper money. look at that thing. that can't be. today's nomination ceremony president obama didn't let that topic of his crazy signature slide. >> i had never noticed jack's signature, and when this was highlighted yesterday in the press, i considered rescinding my offer to appoint...
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jack lew must never be treasury secretary. his testimony before the senate budget committee less than two years ago was so outrageous and false that it alone disqualifies. jack lew is not that man. >> well, i guess if jeff sessions represented the majority party, his words there might have a little more bite than they do. jack lew actually in truth is the least controversial of the nominees we're going to talk about tonight. he is very liberal. no question about that. he has come up through the ranks starting in tip o'neil's office in years ago on the democratic side of the party. capable. knows the numbers. has the president's trust. even though he has offended some republicans by his behavior in the negotiations, president likes him. they won't go to the matt over this. >> bret: chuck hagel, charles? >> here from the two leading hagel indicators. schumer on the democrats and mccain on the republican. he is from new york. unequivocal. if he goes with hagel in the end, hagel will be approved. as for mccain, his issue is more i
jack lew must never be treasury secretary. his testimony before the senate budget committee less than two years ago was so outrageous and false that it alone disqualifies. jack lew is not that man. >> well, i guess if jeff sessions represented the majority party, his words there might have a little more bite than they do. jack lew actually in truth is the least controversial of the nominees we're going to talk about tonight. he is very liberal. no question about that. he has come up...
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jack lew, the current white house chief of staff. the nomination not without controversy, as most are not these days. mr. lew's reputation truly precedes him in this case. some in the senate as seeing him overly rigid -- the senate and the house on capitol hill see him overly rigid. wyoming senator john bros. sew is chairman of the foreign policy committee. nice to have you back on the program. >> thank you, jenna. jenna: i was looking at a report from bob woodward, speaker boehner apparently told woodward that he asked the president to keep jack lew at the white house, to not send him to capitol hill because he was tired of hearing the word "no" so many times. what's your reaction to this nomination if. >> well, jack lew is very partisan, and he's very political. but the fundamental problem, jenna, are are the president's policies and the president's addiction to spending. to me, that's the bigger issue. wewe are $16 trillion in debt, t is the greatest threat to our national security, and yet jack lew and the president think that sp
jack lew, the current white house chief of staff. the nomination not without controversy, as most are not these days. mr. lew's reputation truly precedes him in this case. some in the senate as seeing him overly rigid -- the senate and the house on capitol hill see him overly rigid. wyoming senator john bros. sew is chairman of the foreign policy committee. nice to have you back on the program. >> thank you, jenna. jenna: i was looking at a report from bob woodward, speaker boehner...
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and this is jack lew's signature. it's either his signature or the migratory pattern of a housefly. [ laughter ] looks like he used a spirograph. before he was chief of staff of the white house, he worked at hoes stesz as a cupcake icer. his signature will appear on all newly printed u.s. bills. it's about time bills look like they were signed by a rumba. [ laughter ] when the academy award nominations come out, there are a lot of opinions, sometimes strong opinions about who got snubbed. i always wonder how many of those people actually saw the movies they claim to have loved. so this afternoon, we sent a camera on the street and asked some people passing by what they thought about specific movies, specific roles in movies that do not exist. none of what we asked these people about are true. so we made it all up. but that didn't stop them from weighing in in tonight's edition of "lie witness news." >> do you think that eddie murphy deserves an oscar nomination for his role in "ninja nights"? >> yeah, i mean, because
and this is jack lew's signature. it's either his signature or the migratory pattern of a housefly. [ laughter ] looks like he used a spirograph. before he was chief of staff of the white house, he worked at hoes stesz as a cupcake icer. his signature will appear on all newly printed u.s. bills. it's about time bills look like they were signed by a rumba. [ laughter ] when the academy award nominations come out, there are a lot of opinions, sometimes strong opinions about who got snubbed. i...
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so who is jack lew and what would he do at the treasury department? that is next. >>> plus, the breaking news of aig's decision not to sue the government over its bailout. ali velshi has a lot to say. he's back and he's next. pack your bags, we'll leave tonight. uhh, it's next month, actually... eddie continues singing: to tickets to... paradiiiiiise! no four. remember? whoooa whooaa whooo! you know ronny, folks who save hundreds of dollars by switching to geico sure are happy. and how happy are they jimmy? happier than eddie money running a travel agency. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. >>> things are looking up for the u.s. economy. let's hope our politicians don't bring it down. from the cnn money newsroom, in new york, i'm ali velshi. this is your money. walmart reverses itself on gun violence meeting. do you know who jack lew is? you will soon. more nightmares on the dreamliner. and america is on track to prosper if we just let it. but, first, that walmart story. the change of heart. vice president jo
so who is jack lew and what would he do at the treasury department? that is next. >>> plus, the breaking news of aig's decision not to sue the government over its bailout. ali velshi has a lot to say. he's back and he's next. pack your bags, we'll leave tonight. uhh, it's next month, actually... eddie continues singing: to tickets to... paradiiiiiise! no four. remember? whoooa whooaa whooo! you know ronny, folks who save hundreds of dollars by switching to geico sure are happy. and how...
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jack lew came to d.c. in 1973, 40 years ago and has experience all over town at the office of management and budget, at the state department, in the private sector at citibank and new york university. a white house official passed this along they said throughout his career jack lew has proven a successful and effective advocate for middle class families who can build bipartisan consensus to implement proved policies. jeff sessions from alabama says he does not think jack lew's nomination will be successful. he is steamed that lew appeared before congress two years ago and testified that president obama's budget would not add to the national debt. sessions says and this is a quote. at this time of unprecedented slow growth, high unemployment and huge deficits we need a secretary of treasury that the american people, the congress, and the world will know is up to the task of getting america on the path to prosperity, not the path to decline. jack lew is not that man. if lew's nomination is successful his sig
jack lew came to d.c. in 1973, 40 years ago and has experience all over town at the office of management and budget, at the state department, in the private sector at citibank and new york university. a white house official passed this along they said throughout his career jack lew has proven a successful and effective advocate for middle class families who can build bipartisan consensus to implement proved policies. jeff sessions from alabama says he does not think jack lew's nomination will...
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president obama introduced him nominee jack lew. he served as white house chief of staff. he has experience working on balancing budgets during the clinton an illustration. he will replace treasury secretary timothy geithner our who led the department to the economic turmoil of the first term. investigating emergency 911 calls during last june. pretty harsh words tonight. verizon and other phone carriers. the federal communication commission says large scale 911 outages occurred because the company did not follow their own safety procedures. four states lost their 911 service. they are calling for backup power plants and audits of the 911 circuits. now, a fairfax county team who is battling brain cancer received a super surprise, a trip to the super bowl. that is in new orleans. this story tonight, he was there when a young man who tends the high school found out about the surprise. >> these are the shirts folks were wearing. what they did not know is there was much more to this gathering. >> the domino toppings were the same and so were the specials. there was something d
president obama introduced him nominee jack lew. he served as white house chief of staff. he has experience working on balancing budgets during the clinton an illustration. he will replace treasury secretary timothy geithner our who led the department to the economic turmoil of the first term. investigating emergency 911 calls during last june. pretty harsh words tonight. verizon and other phone carriers. the federal communication commission says large scale 911 outages occurred because the...
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the nomination of jack lew is expected to be announced this afternoon. lew is considered a budget expert. he's had two stints as director of the office of management and budget. >>> afghanistan's president, hamid karzai, will receive full military honors when he visits the pentagon this morning for a meeting with defense secretary leon panetta. he is expected they will -- or it's expected that they will discuss the american troop situation in afghanistan after the nato combat mission officially ends next year. tomorrow karzai meets with president obama. >>> all right, so it won't take long to cover the entire list of new inductees to baseball's hall of fame because there are none. one of the big reasons, of course, the steroid era. baseball writers voted to keep roger clemens, barry bonds and sammy sosa out of the hall of fame for now. i think the biggest injustice was to craig biggio. he came the closest. i think next year he'll get in. >>> check out this fan during last night's college basketball game. look, he shoved unlv guard anthony marshall after
the nomination of jack lew is expected to be announced this afternoon. lew is considered a budget expert. he's had two stints as director of the office of management and budget. >>> afghanistan's president, hamid karzai, will receive full military honors when he visits the pentagon this morning for a meeting with defense secretary leon panetta. he is expected they will -- or it's expected that they will discuss the american troop situation in afghanistan after the nato combat mission...
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now that jack lew is to succeed, the problem is this. the squirrely signature. it's going to show on the paper money if he's confirmed. offered up some comparisons to his signature. the crazy straw you get at six flags. a slip of paper you used to test out pens in office max. and a classic. the hair of peanuts character sally brown. there it is too. >>> up next, can anyone save the republican party from itself? the answer may be on the cover of the new "time" magazine. there it is. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. >>> welcome back to "hardball." up, up, up. chris christie's stock is rising in jersey after befriending the president and taking on his own party in hurricane sandy relief money. take a look at these numbers. you don't see these in politics much. a 73% approval rating among new jersey voters. 73%. even higher approval among independents. and 62% among democrats. when you look at traditional democratic voting blocks, christie's at 70% approval among women. 69% among non-white voters. 62% in homes with a public employee. and he may be
now that jack lew is to succeed, the problem is this. the squirrely signature. it's going to show on the paper money if he's confirmed. offered up some comparisons to his signature. the crazy straw you get at six flags. a slip of paper you used to test out pens in office max. and a classic. the hair of peanuts character sally brown. there it is too. >>> up next, can anyone save the republican party from itself? the answer may be on the cover of the new "time" magazine. there...
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jack lew makes sense at treasury. it made sense to replace peter orszag, gene spurling and then austin goolsby with allen krueger. you have to wonder, can it really be the case that this white house, after four very difficult years in which people are very tired, in which they're very burnt out, in which they've been worn down by endless battles with the republicans, and in which the sort of natural dynamics of group thinking in a tightly knit administration have taken over, can it really be the case if they can benefit from bringing in new people with new voices and new experiences and a fresh perspective? a lot of people i talk to, some of them former members of the administration, think at this point that it is a big problem, that at this point the president needs to get out of his comfort zone in some of these appointments particularly on the economics side and bring in folks with a new perspective. yet that's balanced by the fact that they don't think jack lew is a bad guy or going to be a bad treasury secretary,
jack lew makes sense at treasury. it made sense to replace peter orszag, gene spurling and then austin goolsby with allen krueger. you have to wonder, can it really be the case that this white house, after four very difficult years in which people are very tired, in which they're very burnt out, in which they've been worn down by endless battles with the republicans, and in which the sort of natural dynamics of group thinking in a tightly knit administration have taken over, can it really be...
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now that jack lew is to succeed, the problem is this. the squirrely signature. it's going to show on the paper money if he's confirmed. offered up some comparisons to his signature. the crazy straw you get at six flags. a slip of paper you used to test out pens in office max. and a classic. the hair of peanuts character sally brown. there it is too. >>> up next, can anyone save the republican party from itself? the answer may be on the cover of the new "time" magazine. there it is. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. with the spark cash card from capital one, sven gets great rewards for his small business! how does this thing work? oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! woo-hoo!!! so that's ten security gators, right? put them on my spark card! why settle for less? testing hot tar... great businesses deserve great rewards! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase, every day! what's in your walle
now that jack lew is to succeed, the problem is this. the squirrely signature. it's going to show on the paper money if he's confirmed. offered up some comparisons to his signature. the crazy straw you get at six flags. a slip of paper you used to test out pens in office max. and a classic. the hair of peanuts character sally brown. there it is too. >>> up next, can anyone save the republican party from itself? the answer may be on the cover of the new "time" magazine. there...
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we have jack lew who's been criticized for his ties to wall street. both sides have been critical of chuck hagel for various reasons. in your latest piece, dana, you argue the president should be able to pick whomever he likes. tell me about that. >> you hear a lot of the republicans now saying opposing nominees because he's close to the president or because he shares the president's policies. now, you can argue that maybe the president should not stack his cabinet with yes men. the president himself said he wanted a team of rivals lincoln style cabinet. he's going against that. but the truth is, the president won re-election. he's entitled to name whatever adviser he wants to his cabinet unless that adviser is completely unfit to serve. you can't say i don't like the guy's policies. well then beat the president. beat the democrats in an election and then the republicans get to pick who runs what cabinet agency. >> christina, do you have any sense the white house feels the need to defend the president's picks? >> well, by nominating chuck hagel to be
we have jack lew who's been criticized for his ties to wall street. both sides have been critical of chuck hagel for various reasons. in your latest piece, dana, you argue the president should be able to pick whomever he likes. tell me about that. >> you hear a lot of the republicans now saying opposing nominees because he's close to the president or because he shares the president's policies. now, you can argue that maybe the president should not stack his cabinet with yes men. the...
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and jack lew, what an interesting signature this man has. if jack lew, president obama's nominee for treasury secretary gets the gig this scribble may be on all of your money. lew may have the most illegible signature of all time. look at it. it's nothing but a doodle. like nine loops in a row. >> that is something my 2-year-old would do. >> on treasury secretary. yesterday president obama assured the world that the american dollar is, in fact, safe. >> i had never noticed jack's signature. and when this was highlighted yesterday in the press, i considered rescinding my offer to appoint him. jack assures me that he is going to work to make at least one lett lett letter legible, should he be confirmed as secretary of treasury. >> this is what his signature would actually look like on the dollar bill. that's just awful. >> is it third grade when they focus on your handwriting skills and penmanship? maybe he can sit in on a class. >> the treasury secretary wants to audit your class. >>> nine minutes past the hour. yesterday we brought you the l
and jack lew, what an interesting signature this man has. if jack lew, president obama's nominee for treasury secretary gets the gig this scribble may be on all of your money. lew may have the most illegible signature of all time. look at it. it's nothing but a doodle. like nine loops in a row. >> that is something my 2-year-old would do. >> on treasury secretary. yesterday president obama assured the world that the american dollar is, in fact, safe. >> i had never noticed...
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now that jack lew is to succeed, the problem is this. the squirrely signature. it's going to show on the paper money if he's confirmed. offered up some comparisons to his signature. the crazy straw you get at six flags. a slip of paper you used to test out pens in office max. and a classic. the hair of peanuts character sally brown. there it is too. >>> up next, can anyone save the republican party from itself? the answer may be on the cover of the new "time" magazine. there it is. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. victor! victor! i got your campbell's chunky soup. mom? who's mom? i'm the giants mascot. the giants don't have a mascot! ohhh! eat up! new jammin jerk chicken soup has tasty pieces of chicken with rice and beans. hmmm. for giant hunger! thanks mom! see ya! whoaa...oops! mom? i'm ok. grandma? hi sweetie! she operates the head. [ male announcer ] campbell's chunky soup. it fills you up right. she operates the head. living with moderate to semeans living with pain.is it could also mean living with joint damage. help relieve the pain an
now that jack lew is to succeed, the problem is this. the squirrely signature. it's going to show on the paper money if he's confirmed. offered up some comparisons to his signature. the crazy straw you get at six flags. a slip of paper you used to test out pens in office max. and a classic. the hair of peanuts character sally brown. there it is too. >>> up next, can anyone save the republican party from itself? the answer may be on the cover of the new "time" magazine. there...
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jack lew was an integral part of it. he believes in a balanced budget, he's fiscally prudent, he should be confirmed. i like him, i think he's the last guy. lori: matt, i'll give you the last word. >> you've got to be kidding me. a wall street guy? [laughter] >> he's a good man. >> he can't balance the budget. >> yes, he can. >> he's just going to spend. i'm sorry, doug, i don't want to disparage -- lori: all right, it's just getting interesting. sorry, we're out of time. thanks so much. and thank you for joining me. i'm lori rothman sitting in for lou dobbs tonight. catch me each day on now, 1 p.m. have a fantastic weekend, everybody. neil: let it be known this is the week the president tried to become a dictator. i know, i know, it sounds crazy, and, man, do i hope i'm wrong, but this is the week i discovered a president who sized up an opposition party that was very weak. this was the week that barack obama came in peace to rip our constitution to pieces. welcome, everybody, i'm neil cavuto, and i know, i know, i know
jack lew was an integral part of it. he believes in a balanced budget, he's fiscally prudent, he should be confirmed. i like him, i think he's the last guy. lori: matt, i'll give you the last word. >> you've got to be kidding me. a wall street guy? [laughter] >> he's a good man. >> he can't balance the budget. >> yes, he can. >> he's just going to spend. i'm sorry, doug, i don't want to disparage -- lori: all right, it's just getting interesting. sorry, we're out...
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i have the greatest respect for jack lew. i know him as a man of exceptional judgment, calm under pressure, with an extraordinary record of experience over the decades. he is committed to defending the safety net for the elderly and the pour. he understands what it takes to create conditions for broader economic growth and opportunity. and he understands that to govern responsibly is to govern with the recognition that we have limited fiscal resources. like jack, i have spent my professional life in this world of public policy and public service. as all of you know, our family carried a large share of the burden that we share in public like. i am incredibly proud that my family have been willing to allow me to do this and i think them for their support and their patients, and i understand there are occasional impatience. [laughter] i want to express my admiration for the men and women of the treasury department. those who serve you during these years of crisis, and the civil servants of the treasury, with whom i started worki
i have the greatest respect for jack lew. i know him as a man of exceptional judgment, calm under pressure, with an extraordinary record of experience over the decades. he is committed to defending the safety net for the elderly and the pour. he understands what it takes to create conditions for broader economic growth and opportunity. and he understands that to govern responsibly is to govern with the recognition that we have limited fiscal resources. like jack, i have spent my professional...
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nonetheless, jack lew, widely expected to get confirmed. >> i am sure we are only beginning to hear the bonafides and the criticism. it's his signature. if he becomes the treasury secretary, that thing is go to be everywhere. it is that series of crazy loop deloos. aren't they talking about this being an issue? >> i thought mine was bad but that's a lot of little loops there. it is unclear whether they will have to send him to school again to figure out how to write his name so you can read it when it shows up on the currency. timothy geithner had kind of a loopy signature in the past and then said that he had to tweak it whethn it showed up on the currency. unclear yet whether or not they will send him back to school to learn how to sign his name. >> i like how our colleague, carol costello referred to it, like a slinky gone out of control. >> reporter: that's a good one. >> i want to switch gears a little bit. that's about another nomination that's going to have to be made because we have had another resignation, hilda solis, the labor secretary, announcing she is wanting some more fa
nonetheless, jack lew, widely expected to get confirmed. >> i am sure we are only beginning to hear the bonafides and the criticism. it's his signature. if he becomes the treasury secretary, that thing is go to be everywhere. it is that series of crazy loop deloos. aren't they talking about this being an issue? >> i thought mine was bad but that's a lot of little loops there. it is unclear whether they will have to send him to school again to figure out how to write his name so you...
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jack lew wants you to know nothing about what he's thinking or about what he's doing. you could almost see the j in the first letter. alternative is that you see nothing else. it does reveal something. what it reveals, because of the circles, is that he's a methodical and deliberate thinker. so he doesn't want you to know. he doesn't display any of his personality in each letter because there's no letters there. what it does show you, however, is that he is a takeover king, kind of like you, victor. >> oh! >> and, of course, randi. large beginning strokes indicate that he loves responsibility. as the end stroke is a little caution. but he's the kind of guy that spends a lot of time by himself. he is very happy with himself. he probably eats lunch at his desk every day. the end stroke in many of his signatures goes up, which is a contradiction of what we see in his signature because it indicates he wants to be the center of attention but he doesn't want to tell you anything about himself. you see a lot even though he doesn't show it. >> it doesn't even look like his nam
jack lew wants you to know nothing about what he's thinking or about what he's doing. you could almost see the j in the first letter. alternative is that you see nothing else. it does reveal something. what it reveals, because of the circles, is that he's a methodical and deliberate thinker. so he doesn't want you to know. he doesn't display any of his personality in each letter because there's no letters there. what it does show you, however, is that he is a takeover king, kind of like you,...